Sweet Republic
Founded2008
FoundersHelen Yung, Jan Wichayanuparp
HeadquartersArizona
ProductsIce cream
Websitewww.sweetrepublic.com

Sweet Republic is an Arizona-based chain of artisan ice cream shops with two retail locations and several retail outlets inside Whole Foods Market and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.[1][2] The company has been featured on Food Network and Cooking Channel.[3][4]

Sweet Republic is noted for making each ice cream from scratch using founder Helen Yung's recipes, which can include atypical ingredients like corn, bacon, blue cheese, charcoal, and various ethnic flavors.[5][6][7]

History

The company's founders, Helen Yung and Jan Wichayanuparp, worked together at Citigroup, Inc, where they became friends and dreamed of one day owning a restaurant together. In 2002, Yung left Citigroup to attend Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Sydney, Australia.[1][8] The first Sweet Republic shop opened in 2006.[1] Yung handles the culinary side of the company, while Wichayanuparp manages the business logistics.[9]

In 2017, Wichayanuparp began a fellowship sponsored by the James Beard Foundation, which was designed to help female culinary entrepreneurs take their business to the next level.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Canales, Alicia (2012-02-03). "Ice-cream food truck begun by Scottsdale artisan shop aims to foster community". Downtown Devil. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  2. ^ McClellan, Jennifer (2014-04-22). "4/24: Sweet Republic to open ice cream shop in Phoenix". azcentral.com. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  3. ^ "Ice Creamy." The Best Thing I Ever Ate, season 5, episode 8. Food Network, Food. 22 Jul. 2011.
  4. ^ "Desert Desserts." Unique Sweets, season 7, episode 11. Cooking Channel, Cook. 29 Jan. 2017.
  5. ^ Wolf, Barney (2018-06-28). "Inside the Adventurous World of Frozen Dessert". QSR magazine. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  6. ^ Escárcega, Patricia (2016-09-12). "The Ultimate Sundae at Sweet Republic is Not Your Average Ice Cream Sundae". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  7. ^ Sanburn, Josh (2012-08-01). "Two Scoops of Ube". Time Magazine.
  8. ^ Seftel, Howard (2014-06-30). "Restaurant Gems: Sweet Republic perfect for AZ summer". azcentral.com. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  9. ^ a b Malloy, Chris (2017-08-02). "Sweet Republic's Jan Wichayanuparp Lands a Fellowship From the James Beard Foundation". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
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